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Mary Diaz pled no contest in Los Alamos Magistrate Court to reckless driving. Defendant’s sentence was deferred until June 19 and was ordered to pay $81 in court costs. Defendant was also sentenced to 30 days of unsupervised probation.
Probation conditions include: Defendant shall notify the court of any change of address within 48 hours. Defendant shall obey all federal, state and local laws. Upon successful completion of deferral conditions charge(s) will be dismissed. Deferral period shall be 30 days. Defendant shall refrain from receiving any other citations during the deferment period. If the defendant fails to comply with the requirements set forth, the deferment agreement shall be forfeited. Deferred fines will be imposed and citation(s) will be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles accordingly. A bench warrant may be issued for the defendant’s arrest.

Moses Salazar was found guilty by the Los Alamos Magistrate Court of battery upon a household member. Defendant was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 85 days credit for time served, leaving nine months and six days to serve. Defendant was also sentenced to 364 days of supervised probation. Defendant was ordered to pay $73 in court costs.
Probation conditions include: Defendant will meet with probation officers within seven days and maintain contact as instructed. Defendant will obey all laws and not be arrested, indicted, charged or convicted of any other offense. Defendant will comply with all court ordered conditions of probation. Defendant shall not possess or consume alcohol or enter a liquor establishment.
The defendant must also commit to paying $25 a month probation fees to the Los Alamos Municipal Court, as well as enter and participate in a 52-week domestic violence class. Enrollment must be within 30 days. Defendant can complete the 52-week program in jail or after the release date.

Paul Martinez, the Los Alamos youth who tried to cover up a bungled drug deal by saying he was mugged, was sentenced in magistrate court last week.
Martinez was charged with making a false report about a violation of the criminal code. In court, he pleaded no contest to the charge and waived a jury trial.
His attorney, Bill Snowden, asked Judge Pat Casados for leniency for his client.
“He seems to have learned his lesson and is prepared to deal with his mistake in entering his no contest plea,” Snowden said. “Therefore, it seems appropriate he receive a sentence in the lower range.”
Being there was no objection from the state, Martinez was sentenced to 364 days of supervised probation and 24 hours of community service. He must also pay $73 in court costs plus probation fees.
When Casados asked Martinez if he was remorseful, Martinez said yes.
“I’ve learned my lesson and I’m sorry, and I’ve got nothing else to say, your honor,” Martinez said.
When Casados pressed him further about what lessons he learned, Martinez said, “That I’ll never lie — to lie to a county official, to a police officer again.”
Casados also sentenced him to a year in jail, suspended.

Records derived from Los Alamos Municipal and Magistrate Court:
May 8
Janette R. Frigo was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding 11 to 15 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $75 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.
May 9
Lawrence Quintana was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding 11 to 15 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $50 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.
May 12
John S. George was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding six to 10 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $50 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

Jordan D. Miller was found guilty by the Los Alamos Magistrate Court of possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids (one ounce or less). Defendant was fined $50 and ordered to pay $148 in court costs.
April 17

Li Wang was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding six to 10 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $50 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

April 18

Nathan H. Taylor was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding 11 to 15 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $75 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

William Mullen was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding six to 10 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $50 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

April 21

Darren Schnedler was found guilty by the Los Alamo Municipal Court of letting or allowing his pets to make incessant noise. Defendant was fined $60. Sentence is deferred until June 19.

Pradeep Cheruku was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding six to 10 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $50 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.
April 10

Allen Herring was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of violating an outdoor furniture restriction. Defendant was ordered to pay $60 in court costs.

Christina C. Garcia was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine, speeding 11 to 15 miles an hour over the speed limit and not having proper car insurance. Defendant was fined $200 and ordered to pay $260 in court costs.

Nathanael C. Farmham was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of failing to display a proper registration plate. Defendant was fined $25 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

Kelly C. Gallagher was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding 11 to 15 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $75 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.
April 11

Alan P. Langdon was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding 11 to 15 miles an hour over the speed limit. He was fined $75 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

Derived from Los Alamos Municipal and Magistrate Court records:
Correction: In last week’s “On the Docket” Diedre N. Freer was accidently mentioned more than once for the same incident because of a reporting error.
March 26

Antonio G. Santos pleaded no contest in Los Alamos Municipal Court to one count of failure to pay, three counts of failing to appear in court, one count of not having a proper chauffeur’s license and one count of failing to obey a traffic signal. The defendant was fined $350 and ordered to pay $395 in court costs.

Christopher A. Bucher was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding six to 10 miles and hour over the speed limit and failure to pay. He was fined $100 and ordered to pay $92 in court costs.
March 27

Zhiquiang Ji was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding 11 to 15 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $75 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

Arturo Espinoza was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding six to 10 miles an hour over the speed limit and not having proof of car insurance. he was fined $150 and ordered to pay $130 in court costs.

Agatha E. Marquez was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding one to five miles an hour over the speed limit in a school zone. Defendant was fined $30 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.
March 20

Lucia E. Moulton was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of failing to yield/stop at a sign. Defendant was fined $50 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

La Leng was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding six to 10 miles an hour in a school zone. Defendant was fined $100 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

Jennifer Fuseller was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of failing to display current, valid registration while parked. Defendant was fined $50.

Deidre N. Freer was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of speeding six to 10 miles an hour over the speed limit. Defendant was fined $50 and ordered to pay $65 in court costs.

Christopher Stubben was found guilty by the Los Alamos Municipal Court of failing to display current, valid registration while parked. Defendant was fined $50.

The Santa Fe District Attorney’s office has dropped its domestic violence case against Kevin Trujillo, a jailer at the Los Alamos Police Department.
Marc Edwards, Trujillo’s attorney, said the decision came after a lengthy interview with the victim in the case.
“I can’t speak for the DA’s office, but the notice to me that it wasn’t going to prosecuted came after a lengthy interview with the alleged victim,” Edwards said.
The assistant district attorney in charge of reviewing the case, Michael Nuñez, said there were two reasons why they decided not to pursue the case.
“Based on the facts, evidence, further investigation and the fact that the victim did not wish us to proceed, we believe this was not a case we could successfully prosecute,” Nuñez said.
Trujillo was charged with aggravated battery (deadly weapon, third-degree felony) upon a household member last year in August in Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court.
According to court documents, the charges came to light when emergency room doctors at Presbyterian Hospital in Española contacted police over an injured person in their care. Doctors told police a bone break, located in the patient’s upper left arm, seemed suspicious, in that it could not have happened through falling down.